Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 451 (C. 39)

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2017

Made

20th March 2017

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 88(1) of the Serious Crime Act 2015(1).

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2017.

Provisions coming into force on 3rd April 2017

2. Section 67 (sexual communication with a child) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 comes into force on 3rd April 2017.

Elizabeth Truss

Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

20th March 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are the sixth commencement regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 88(1) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9). Regulation 2 commences section 67 of that Act, which inserts a new section 15A into the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) containing the offence of sexual communication with a child.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9) have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 1 to 12	01.06.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 13	01.03.2016	S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
Section 14	01.06.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Sections 16 to 22	01.03.2016	S.S.I. 2016/11 (C. 1)
Section 23	01.03.2016	S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
Sections 24 to 36	01.06.2015	S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)
Section 37	01.06.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 38 (partially)	01.03.2016	S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
	01.03.2016	S.S.I. 2016/11(C. 1)
Sections 39 and 40	01.06.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Sections 41 to 45	03.05.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 46	01.03.2016	S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
Sections 47 to 49	03.05.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 50	03.05.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
	01.03.2016	S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
Section 51	01.06.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Sections 52 to 66	03.05.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Sections 68 and 69	03.05.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 73	17.07.2015	S.I. 2015/1428 (C. 80)
Sections 74 and 75	31.10.2015	S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)
Sections 76 and 77	29.12.2015	S.I. 2015/1976 (C. 122)
Section 78	01.06.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 79	10.11.2015	S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)
Section 84	03.05.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 85(partially)	03.05.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
	01.06.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
	17.07.2015	S.I. 2015/1428 (C. 80)
	03.05.2015	S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)
	01.06.2015	S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)
	31.10.2015	S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)
	01.03.2016	S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
	01.03.2016	S.S.I. 2016/11 (C. 1)
Schedule 1	01.03.2016	S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
Schedules 2 and 3	03.05.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Schedule 4 (partially)	03.05.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
	03.05.2015	S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)
	01.06.2015	S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
	01.06.2015	S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)
	17.07.2015	S.I. 2015/1428 (C. 80)
	31.10.2015	S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)
	01.03.2016	S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
	01.03.2016	S.S.I. 2016/11 (C. 1)

(1)

2015 c. 9.